Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510056

Preventable Ischaemic Heart Disease and Stroke Deaths Attributable to Insufficient Physical Activity: A Comparative Risk Assessment Analysis in the Argentinian Population

Rosana Poggio, Laura Gutierrez, Vilma Irazola, Adolfo Rubinstein and Goodarz Danaei

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 07, 2017

A non-optimal level of PA contributes substantially to the mortality burden of cardiovascular diseases in Argentina, especially in individuals under 70-years-old. More substantial resources should be directed toward enhancing built and social environments which are essential to effectively increase PA, to improve health-related quality of life and reduce the burden of cardio-metabolic diseases in Argentina....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510054

Doppler Echocardiography Evaluation of the Relationship between Insulin Resistance and Early Diastolic Dysfunction in Prediabetes Patients

Ozgur Sirkeci, Emel Erkus Sirkeci and Ulvan Ozad

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 17, 2017

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is known to be associated with serious cardiovascular risk and the prevalence of DM amongst population is rapidly increasing. When important risk factors such as age, hypercholesterolemia, obesity and coronary artery disease are excluded, DM still continues to be an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Diastolic dysfunction is an early complication of type 2 diabetes and diabetic cardiomyopathy is known to be the first step of the process....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510053

Towards Daily Function Homeostasis: A Conceptual Health Framework and Keys for Action

Sara Rosenblum

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 15, 2017

Homeostasis refers to the organism's internal self-regulation process that plays a major role in maintaining a balanced, harmonic and steady-state condition. The aim of this paper is to present a comprehensive conceptual framework for developing daily functional homeostasis, which illustrates the control, harmony and balance of daily life activities and routines....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3286.1510023

Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) or Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS): Does the Name Matter!

Awad Magbri and Harshit Seth

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 13, 2017

The case is of 23-year-old Caucasian male who fell from 30 feet height in a suicidal attempt. He presented to the hospital with fever, generalized macula-papular rash, and malaise. He was discharged initially to LTAC for continued recovery. After 3 weeks in the LTAC he developed pinhole infection of his hip that was reported methicillin resistant staphylococcal infection (MRSA) positive and was started on Vancomycin....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3658/1510029

Molecular Identification of Trypanosome Species in Cattle of the Mikumi Human/Livestock/Wildlife Interface Areas, Tanzania

Narcisa L Nhamitambo, Sharadhuli I Kimera and Paul S Gwakisa

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: April 07, 2017

Trypanosomosis is a major neglected disease of animals and man that causes great negative socio-economic impact in many African countries. It is caused by protozoan parasites of the blood from the genus Trypanosoma. Previous studies have investigated the prevalence and risk factors of trypanosomosis in Tanzania, but none has been done in the human/livestock/wildlife interface areas of Mikumi National Park....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510049

Physician Perceptions on the Prevalence of Illegal Abortions in Grenada

Chatura Nagaradona and Martin S Forde

Article Type: Original Article | First Published: March 30, 2017

Unsafe abortions are performed in countries where abortions are illegal. Preventing unsafe abortions is one of the easiest ways to improve women's health. Gaining an understanding of the perceptions of physicians to illegal abortions can be used to recommend policy changes that can positively impact on women's health....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4193.1510030

Synchronous Laryngeal Tuberculosis and Cancer, a First in Literature

Thilaga Rajendran, Velayutham Kamaru Ambu and Azila Alias

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: March 30, 2017

Laryngeal cancer is rising in incidence among elderly men with history of smoking. Laryngeal tuberculosis is a rare clinical entity and the incidence is significantly less than 1% of all tuberculosis. This case report highlights the co-existence of laryngeal cancer and TB in a 75-year-old man who presented to us with a 4-year history of hoarseness....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4045.1510026

Review of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients: Incidence, Risk Factors and Impact on the Graft Survival

Fontsere S, Chacon N and Cordero E

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: April 13, 2017

Infectious complications remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality among transplant recipients. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common infectious complication in kidney transplant recipients with a reported incidence of between 25%-75%. This varies widely likely due to differences in definition, diagnostic criteria, study design, and length of observation....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3397/1410055

Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy of Dual Renal Artery Kidneys: Single Center Experience

Ibrahim AlOraifi, Mansour Tawfeeq, Hamad AlHellow, Mohammed S AlQahtani, Meteb M AlBugami, Abdulwahab AlShahrani and Gelu Osian

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: April 07, 2017

Renal transplantation is the only cure for patients with end-stage renal disease. However, this treatment modality is not readily available for all patients. It requires a specialized center of excellence, fellowship trained surgeons and an extremely intricate network of transplantation and organ procurement organization staff....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3516/1410069

Pleural Lipoma

Pankaj Mathur, Vinod Namana, Sushilkumar S Gupta, Barbara Berger and Elliott Bondi

Article Type: Clinical Image | First Published: April 13, 2017

A 31-year-old male presented with complaints of a mild non-productive cough for 2 months. He had no history of smoking, fever, chills, rigors, weight loss, dyspnea, chest pain and hemoptysis. There was no history of exposure to occupational hazards or medications use. He was hemodynamically stable and had no significant findings on physical examination....